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Human Rights and International Security ResearchSat, 15 Dec 2018 13:55:48 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.2A year of ‘anything goes’: the Western Balkans in 2018http://www.hscentre.org/uncategorized/a-year-of-anything-goes-the-western-balkans-in-2018/
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:31:47 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8923When it comes to the Western Balkan countries, the essentials from the point of view of the European Union seem to have become having a West-oriented government, and not declaring war against one of their neighbours. Every step forward is rewarded with a distant promise, and every step back is reacted to with a vague warning.

]]>Ebola’s First Entrance into an Active Conflict Zonehttp://www.hscentre.org/africa/ebolas-first-entrance-active-conflict-zone/
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:41:40 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8916The world's collective health organisations are being put to the test in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the ninth recorded Ebola outbreak seeps into an active conflict zone.

]]>HSC launches report on NATO’s Northern Flank Maritime Strategyhttp://www.hscentre.org/europe/hsc-launches-report-on-natos-northern-flank-maritime-strategy/
Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:14:05 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8908The Human Security Centre (HSC) has today published ‘Fire and Ice - A New Maritime Strategy for NATO's Northern Flank’. The paper discusses the current challenge posed by Russia, and the options NATO has for countering it in the Atlantic and northern realms.

]]>The Fear of Radicalisation: Moroccan Security Strategy post-2011http://www.hscentre.org/counter-extremism/the-fear-of-radicalisation-moroccan-security-strategy-post-2011/
Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:08:53 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8899Key economic indicators could suggest that there is nothing to worry about for King Mohammed VI. and decision-makers across the country. But these neglect the ongoing direct and indirect security threats the kingdom has to deal with.

]]>United in their divisions: Bosnia-Herzegovina after the October electionhttp://www.hscentre.org/europe/united-in-their-divisions-bosnia-herzegovina-after-the-october-election/
Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:26:49 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8892Bosnia's October election cast a light on all of the country's weaknesses, dysfunctions and inefficiencies. The political system seems fixed in a form that only benefits its elite, and Bosnia-Herzegovina is moving sideways rather than with a look towards the future.

]]>Building a Space Force – a sci-fi plot or contemporary policy?http://www.hscentre.org/latest-articles/building-a-space-force-a-sci-fi-plot-or-contemporary-policy/
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:44:57 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8884Whilst not an easy task, the potential establishment of a US national space forces serves as a cautionary reminder that space is no longer the unknown, but a tangible domain for human exploration and exploitation.

]]>Duterte’s Drug War: A Public Health Catastrophehttp://www.hscentre.org/asia-and-pacific/dutertes-drug-war-a-public-health-catastrophe/
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:12:12 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8870A less obvious yet important consequence of President Duterte’s drug war is its public health fallout - especially for the very poorest demographics. But the clear warnings issued by medical professionals and human rights observers have been routinely ignored.

]]>“The country is ours, not theirs”: Romania’s anti-corruption protests and what comes nexthttp://www.hscentre.org/europe/country-not-romanias-anti-corruption-protests-comes-next/
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:30:05 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8865In the past two years in particular, Romanians have seen what their taking to the streets can achieve. It is time, however, that the mobilisation that has been so successful in bringing temporary changes about goes further, and aims for something more permanent.

]]>Post-Brexit Security: the devil in the detailhttp://www.hscentre.org/europe/post-brexit-security-the-devil-in-the-detail/
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:41:35 +0000http://www.hscentre.org/?p=8858Nobody disputes that security co-operation should continue between the UK and EU after Brexit. Instead, the questions revolve around just what form security co-operation takes – specifically, how it will deviate from current arrangements.